Tale of Two Parrots
It’s lunch time at Kalaikunda or KKD as it’s more commonly known,I got a call in Office from my friend Bala asking if I have any fruits at home. In Armed Forces Bachelors have the freedom to turn up any time at your home and ask for food/drinks. Bala had picked up an injured parrot and wanted something to feed her. By evening the injured parrot was at my home. Vidya , my wife nursed the injured parrot and pretty soon it became friendly with us and was a part of our family. It was on the dining table with us whenever we were having food, and on the bedside table in the night. After some days when we thought the Parrot was good to fly we let her out. But her injured legs couldn’t take weight and also it could only fly around freely in our bungalow only which had a high roof and ventilators. In a couple of months time my transfer order came. As we packed our luggage we...